GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - Yvonne R. Kremer, 73, died April 11, 2009, at St. Francis Medical Center. Yvonne was born Sept. 2, 1935 at Arcadia, Neb., the daughter of Jesse and Margaret Cline Holmes. She graduated from Arcadia High School in 1953.

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On March 28, 1955, she married Clarence D. Kremer. They farmed in various places in Nebraska before moving to Grand Island. Yvonne worked at the Cornhusker Army Ordinance Plant, then at Skagway, retiring in 1999.

She loved her cats, which were her babies. She also loved gardening and working with the public and was a member of the Daughters Of Veterans Of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.

Yvonne is survived by: one son, Larry and wife Cheryl Kremer, Chapman, Neb.; two daughters, Barbara and husband Raymond Vieyra, Hutchinson, and Debra Johnson of Lincoln, NE, two sisters, Dorothy Martin, Chubbuck, Ind., and Karen and husband John Wilson, Lakeside, Neb.; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Yvonne was preceded in death by her parents, husband Clarence, infant daughter Jo Ellen, and grandson Andy.

Memorial services were held Wednesday at Kleine Funeral Home, Grand Island, with Rev. George Wheat officiating.

Burial was in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family.

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